Radiator



y 7, 1929- w. F. KINNEE ET AL 1,712,218

7 RADIATOR Filed Dec. 1, 1927 Patented May 7, 1929.

Ni STATES PATENT OFFlCE.

WILLIAM F. KINNEE AND LLOYD B. KINN'EE, OF MILWAUKEE; WISCON SIN.

. RADIATOR.

Application filed December 1, 1927. Serial No. 236,949.

This invention relates particularly directed to fier. In usingradiators, it has been found that the wall soon becomes soiled adjacentthe radiator, and in addition to this, the humidi fying or moistening ofthe air has to be provided for by auxiliary means.

This invention is designed to provide a radiator construction, in whichmeansare provided for moistening the air and also in which means areprovided for preventing soiling of the wall.

Further objects of this invention are to provide a radiator having thecharacteristics noted above in which projecting lugs are provided forcarrying an apron and a cover or hood, and also in which projectingportions are provided for holding a moistening pan securely in positionagainst either lateral or longitudinal sliding,the projections servingas supports for the cover or hood. I

It will be observed that the hood or cover will also serve the purposeof a seat when it is used in connection with a low radiator, and as atable or shelf when used in connection with a high radiator.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a front view of a radiator with pa s broken away and insection;

figure 2 is an end elevation with parts broken away and in section;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure l. s

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that a radiator has beenprovided with end members 1 and intermediate members 2. This radiator ma1 be for hot water or steam,

as desired. The radiator is also equipped with an intermediate orcentral member The intermediate member, it will be noted, particularlyfrom Figure 3, is provided with upstanding lugs 4, which lugs serve thepurpose of an intermediate support for the hood of radiators of maximumlength, and between which a water pan or humidifying pan 5 ispositioned. This pan rests on the tops of all of the intermediatesections 2 and abuts upwardly projecting, relatively wide end lugs 6,carried by the end members 1, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. These endlugs 6, it will be noted, are not as narrow as the lugs 4, but areprovided with inwardly bevelled or widened portions, as may to radiatorsand is a radiator hum1d1- be seen from Figure 2, which engage the endcorners or end portions of the pan and I thus prevent thefpa-n fromslipping longitudinally. v v s The end members ofthe radiator are, provided with bosses 7, as indicated in Figures 1 and 2, and the radiatoris also provided with a hood or cover 9 of rectan ular construc tion,having downwardly extending mar-. ginal flanges and having a standardfilling aperture 10 provided with a'hinged cover,

which cover is, as shown, when closed, preferably flush with the top ofthe-hood. The bosses 7 are provided for the purpose'of allowing an airspace at the end of the hood and also to prevent said cover frombecomingexcessively-hot. Thus, these bosses en-' gage the end marginalflanges and thereby prevent lateralmovement of said cover, in additionto the functions previously mentioned.

Further, the end members 1 are provided with rearwardly projectingbosses 12 which receive screws 18, as shown in Figure 2. The bosses 12are positioned adjacent the upper and lower ends of the members 1 andabut a rear apron 14L.

In the larger sized radiators having the maximum numberof intermediatesections, bosses are positioned acent the upper and lowerends oftheintermediate members, to thus hold the rear apron-14 securely in place,and providing an airspace between the radiator and apron to control anddirect air cur-- rents over the water pan 5 and under the hood 9. r

Further, it is to be noted that the rear apron ll is provided withforwardly turned portions 14 which form shields adjacent the rear andends of the radiator. The apron extends downwardly below the body of thebosses described above, to secure a uniform product.

Further than this, the rear apron directs the rising air inwardly awayfrom the wall and is itself cooled to a certain extent by this risingair, so that the heated air does not playfreely against the wall attherear of the radiator. Further than this, across the water pan the heatedair. sweeps and is discharged forwardly of the radiator, "thus throwingthe v heated air and the moisture out into the room.

It is to be noted further that the radiator is of attractive andpleasing design as the water pan is completely covered by the hood andas the hood and apron form a unitary portion of the radiator itself.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as illustrative rather than limiting as theinvention may be variously embodied and as thescope of such invention isto be determined as claimed.

7 We claim a The combination of a radiator provided with end members anda plurality of intermediate members, one of said intermediate membershaving a pair of projecting spaced lugs, a water'pan carried betweensaid lugs and resting upon the tops of said intermediate members, saidend members having upwardly projecting lugs adjacent their upper endscontacting with the ends of said water pan, a rear apron spaced from,and supportedby, the rear of the radiator, a hood having downwardlyextending marginal flanges, said radiator having bosses projecting fromadjacent its upper ends and contacting with the inner portion of saidhood, said apron extending upwardly and under the downwardly extendingmarginal flanges of the hood.

. In testimony that We claim the foregoing We have hereunto set ourhands at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of \Visconsin.1

' WILLIAM F. KINNEE. LLOYD B. KINNEE.

